WANA (Oct 13) – Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, emphasized that the grand and emotional welcome by the brave and oppressed people of Palestine for the recently freed prisoners clearly demonstrated which side is victorious.

 

In a message shared on social media, Larijani wrote that “the passionate and dignified reception of the freed prisoners by the courageous and long-suffering people of Palestine revealed who has truly prevailed.”

 

He added that the Zionist regime can now see, through the images flooding the world, how after two years of brutal killings, the status of Hamas and the resistance has only grown stronger in the hearts of the people.

Larijani concluded, “The resistance remains steadfast — and victorious.”

Palestinian prisoners, freed after long years in Israeli jails. Social media / WANA News Agency

Palestinian prisoners, freed after long years in Israeli jails. Social media / WANA News Agency

Ramallah, on Monday, witnessed extraordinary scenes of joy, tears, and chants of “Allahu Akbar,” as the first group of Palestinian prisoners—freed after long years in Israeli jails—returned with dignity to the embrace of their families and people under the framework of the “Storm of the Free” accord.

 

The celebrations marking the end of the two-year Gaza war reached their peak today with the release of a large number of Palestinian prisoners who had endured years of torture in Israeli detention centers. From the early hours of the announcement, streets in both the Gaza Strip and Ramallah in the West Bank were filled with jubilant crowds.

 

According to the terms of the prisoner exchange agreement, 1,966 Palestinian prisoners listed in the swap are to be released. Of these, 1,716 will be received at Nasser Medical Complex in the Gaza Strip, while 250 prisoners—those serving life sentences or lengthy terms—will be transferred to the West Bank, Jerusalem, and several areas outside Palestine.

 

Just hours after Al-Qassam Brigades handed over 20 live Palestinian captives, the first bus carrying released prisoners arrived in Ramallah, followed by one of the 38 buses destined for the Gaza Strip.

 

Crowds welcomed the freed detainees with flowers, Palestinian flags, and songs of resistance. The former prisoners, flashing victory signs, were greeted by mothers and fathers who had waited for years to hold their children again — embracing them amid tears, ululations, and unrestrained joy.